A journal of an American expatriate who was living in Melbourne, Australia working remotely for a US company but is now living and working in Auckland, New Zealand. Anything is fair game - traveling, current events, sport, and anything else that suits me.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Weekend In Review

It was a fairly busy weekend, at least Friday night and Sunday. Saturday was pretty chill, largely due to Friday night.

A few beers on Friday turned into a lot of beers, when we met two Aussies and a Welshman who wanted to continue with the consumption. We were only so happy to oblige. I did learn a few things on Friday night though.

First, it's peanut-butter-jelly-time.

Second, despite food being a lot more expensive most of the time, it seems that McDonald's is the exception.

Third, this guy wants to save some money.

Saturday was a recuperation day, followed by a housewarming party that night. Pretty chill all in all. I did take notice of this on a tram.

Nobody likes a dodgy prawn. About 5 minutes after taking this picture I saw someone get nailed for not having a ticket.

Sunday we went east of town and did a ride that included a climb up Mt. Dandenong. It was really pretty out there, and reminded me a lot of riding in the NC mountains, just with ferns instead of evergreens.

As I was writing this, I saw a guy cross the street in front of my place in an Obama Hope shirt. I'm still pretty excited about the inauguration, despite his recent image troubles with the gay community.